Every year there are news accounts of adults, children or pets falling into a collapsed septic tank, cesspool or seepage pit, causing...
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Abandoning Sewage Tanks Properly Saves Lives
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Building Plan Changes Throw a Wrench into Nova Scotia Project
For a long time, the small triangular property near Afton Station in northeastern Nova Scotia couldn’t be developed. The Trans-Canada Highway runs...
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When Do You Give Sewage a Lift?
In recent columns, we focused on pumping into drop boxes and then utilizing flow by gravity into sewage treatment trenches. We wanted...
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“Remove More Nitrogen!” Regulators Change Effluent Parameters Mid-Stream
The Noquochoke Village affordable housing project was first proposed for Westport, Massachusetts, in about 2005. In 2018, the wastewater system was installed...
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Case Studies - October 2021
Package treatment plant a fit for community park
Problem: Pelican Park in Mandeville, Louisiana, is a 550-acre community park with 32 athletic fields, two...
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Norweco Singulair Unit and Presby Enviro-Septic Dispersal System Solve Tricky Install for Adirondack Septic Tank
The story is familiar. A lake house built in the 1940s needed a new onsite system. But the situation that technicians from...
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Case Studies - August 2021
Sand filter system a fit for convenience store advanced treatment unit project
Problem: A gas station and convenience store in Alabama needed a replacement...
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Product Spotlight - March 2021
High-quality tanks are an important component of sewer collections systems. When releasing the Prelos sewer solution in 2019, Orenco Systems focused on...
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The Keller Family of East Texas is Ready to Address Any Septic or Plumbing Emergency
Several years after Bulldog Contractors left the home-remodeling business to concentrate on more lucrative plumbing and drain-cleaning work, the Jefferson, Texas-based company...
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Michigan Onsite Professionals Set an Example For Water Recycling
The Fenner Conservancy wanted to build an addition for expanded programming at the Fenner Nature Center in Lansing, Michigan.
An onsite system served...
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Frank’s Septic Services Installs Big Tanks, Thousands of Feet of Dripline and UV System in Campground Project
It was clear the Vineyard RV Park in Vacaville, California, needed help. When the campground started, one Orenco Systems AdvanTex AX100 pod...
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Ample Tank and Component Access Is a Maintenance Must
Over the years, I have seen a lot of access problems associated with sewage tanks, including septic, pump and aerobic tanks. As...
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Better Homeowner Education Is Key for Iowa Wastewater Pros
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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Specialization, Advanced Tools and Equipment Will Improve Onsite Construction and Attract a Younger Workforce
Ray Tebo grew up on a farm near St. Anne, Illinois, where he now runs his wastewater business, New Excavating Technology. He...
